Residential fire alarm caused by basement lawnmower, Hartford CT
Fire units responded to a residential fire alarm at a building near Huntington St. The alarm was triggered by a basement smoke detector. Upon investigation, a resident reported starting a lawnmower in the basement which also caused a carbon monoxide detector to sound. Firefighters checked the basement and found no fire or hazardous gas readings. The situation was confirmed as a false alarm and cleared.
Audio|Source: Hartford Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 5, engine 14, engine 8, ladder 4, ladder 3, tact 1, District 2,
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near Huntington Street for the private central station alarms, showing us residential fire alarm zone 5, basement smoke detector.
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Crosses are Ashley and Sergeant Street's incident 1.
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15, we're up.
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10.4.
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Engine 5, engine 14, engine 8, ladder 4, ladder 3, tact 1, District 2,
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near Huntington Street for the private central station.
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Coming in as Zone 5, basement smoke detector, crosses our Ashley and Sargent Street, incident 1.
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Five.
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Go.
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Mayor 13, 47, 2727.
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25121, 251, 21.
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25121. Stop. No.
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I'm on 18.
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10-4[1].
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Jacksonville.
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1627.
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17 to 30.
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17 to 30.
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Nothing strong, y'all checking. It's five minutes.
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455 can have a 13th.
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Engine 5 is on scene with command 1627.
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25122, 25122.
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25122. Thank you.
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We have an apartment air floor.
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Negative, sir.
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Yes, or two?
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15, we're out with an employee now.
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1628.
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And with the resident, we reported the alarm with a CO detect that went off. You started up a lawnmower in the basement.
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We're going to go down and check it out just to make sure there's no readings.
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You go hold it just to us.
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All right, we'll wait until you just get some readings before we dismiss everybody. Just make sure we're at nothing.
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Nine.
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Nine.
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Okay, ready, that's had a place.
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Anyone I'm from SID Patrol 2? SID Patrol 2, you 99.
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Command District 2.
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We got zero readings in the basement.
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Homeowner already had natural ventilation in progress.
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The zero readings on the meter.
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We could break it out.
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All right, 10-4[1].
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All right, 10-4[1]. All right, five only. Everybody else, get quick.
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Our alarm district 2 for Huntington seal detector activation is a 5 meter and got no readings.
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Hold the tangent 5 to dismiss everybody else. District 2 is available.
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For Huntington,
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holding 5. District 2 is available.
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1629.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.
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